It is often difficult to tell the difference between different species of Swallowtail chrysalises unless you raised it from a caterpillar.
Black Swallowtail chrysalises vary in color from green to brown, depending on the item on which it pupated.
Black Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail – Brown and green chrysalises
Giant Swallowtail chrysalis
Gold Rim chrysalis
Gold Rim chrysalis
Gold Rim (Polydamas) Swallowtail chrysalises, green and brown
Pipevine Swallowtail chrysalises, brown and green/yellowGold Rim (Polydamas) Swallowtail on the left and Pipevine Swallowtail on the right. The Gold Rim’s ridge at the top of its head is more prominent than on the Pipevine.Top: Palamedes Swallowtail chrysalises Bottom: Spicebush Swallowtail chrysalisesPalamedes chrysalises. The brown one pupated on a brown leaf and the green one on a green leaf. After removing them from the popup habitat, where they were raised, we laid them on leaves to show how their colors blend in with the leaves.Eastern Tiger Swallowtail chrysalisEastern Tiger Swallowtail on the left Black Swallowtail on the right
Zebra Swallowtail chrysalis
Zebra Swallowtail chrysalis
Zebra Swallowtail brown and green chrysalises
Zebra Swallowtail chrysalises Shades of green through brown, depending on the item on which it pupates.
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